The National Electricity Regulation Commission's proposal received government approval in April, and must now be confirmed by the Justice Ministry.
Under the new price scheme, consumers who have gas meters installed will pay $81 per 1,000 cubic meters (up from $44.5), while those without meters will pay $88.
On May 1, the price of gas to Ukrainian consumers was increased by 25%.
A spokesman for Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said on Monday that Ukraine may experience another shortage of natural gas this coming winter.
Sergei Kupriyanov said Ukrainian natural gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy had not been pumping sufficient volumes of gas into its underground storage facilities.
"This may lead to problems in the winter in supplying the needs of the domestic market, as well as in fulfilling contracts on gas transit [to Europe], when gas will be in high demand both in Ukraine and Europe," Kupriyanov said.
